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#E1A491

#e1a491 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e1a491 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 64.31% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.11% magenta, 35.56% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 14.25°, with 57.14% saturation and 72.55% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.446

Complementary

  1. #e1a491
  2. #91cee1

Split complementary

  1. #e1a491
  2. #91e1cc
  3. #91a6e1

Analogous

  1. #e191a6
  2. #e1a491
  3. #e1cc91

Triadic

  1. #e1a491
  2. #91e1a4
  3. #a491e1

Tetradic

  1. #e1a491
  2. #cee191
  3. #91cee1
  4. #a491e1

Square

  1. #e1a491
  2. #a6e191
  3. #91cee1
  4. #cc91e1

Monochromatic

  1. #ab4c2f
  2. #d17255
  3. #e1a491
  4. #f1d6cd
  5. #fbf2ef

Shades

#e1a491 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1a491
  2. #cb9483
  3. #b48374
  4. #9e7366
  5. #876257
  6. #715249
  7. #5a423a
  8. #44312c
  9. #2d211d
  10. #17100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1a491 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1a491
  2. #e4ad9c
  3. #e7b6a7
  4. #eabfb2
  5. #edc8bd
  6. #f0d2c8
  7. #f3dbd3
  8. #f6e4de
  9. #f9ede9
  10. #fcf6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1a491 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1a491
  2. #d7a08f
  3. #ce9d8e
  4. #c4998c
  5. #ba968a
  6. #b19289
  7. #a78e87
  8. #9d8b85
  9. #938783
  10. #8a8482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7ada6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2ab90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b791 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef9b9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7a890 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceb091 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea9f9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1a491 {
  color: #e1a491;
}
Background
.bg-e1a491 {
  background-color: #e1a491;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1a491 {
  border: 2px solid #e1a491;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1a491;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 164 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 57% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1a491 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1a491, #e1cc91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1a491 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 164 145 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.30 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.32 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.63 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.07 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.67 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.01 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 8.37 #1e5b6e Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#e1a491  rgb(225, 164, 145)  hsl(14, 57%, 73%)  Dark Salmon
#91cee1  rgb(145, 206, 225)  hsl(194, 57%, 73%)  Sky Blue
#91e1a4  rgb(145, 225, 164)  hsl(134, 57%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#a491e1  rgb(164, 145, 225)  hsl(254, 57%, 73%)  Floral Lavender